# Mahout dies after elephant attack at Kerala’s Konni camp 2026-08-08T16:24:45+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A 62-year-old mahout, Mohanan Nair, died after being attacked by an elephant at the Forest Department's camp in Konni, Pathanamthitta, on Saturday afternoon. Police said Nair was checking a minor injury on the trunk of an elephant named Priyadarshini when the animal turned on him. Nair was rushed to hospital but succumbed to his injuries. He normally handled another elephant, Meena, but was assigned to Priyadarshini because her regular mahout was absent. Konni police have registered a case of unnatural death and started an investigation. ## Coverage - telanganatoday.com Tags: elephant attack, forest department, human-animal conflict, Kerala, Konni elephant camp, mahout Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mahout-dies-after-elephant-attack-at-keralas-konni-camp/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mahout-dies-after-elephant-attack-at-keralas-konni-camp/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.